"Urban Worlds: Reading and Research Workshop on Urban Music" is the title of the workshop to be led by CMUS adjunct researcher Sebastián Muñoz and Millennium Nucleus thesis student Javiera Muñoz. It is aimed at students, thesis writers, and researchers in the social sciences, humanities, and arts who are interested in the study of urban music. The deadline to register is this Friday, October 9, through this form.

The workshop will begin in October 2026, with two sessions per month, and aims to create a space for training, discussion, and collective work around the study of urban music (reggaeton, trap, rap, and related genres) from different theoretical and methodological perspectives. It will take place on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., alternating between in-person and online sessions. In-person sessions will be held at Universidad Alberto Hurtado.

As stated in the call, "throughout the sessions, urban music will be examined in relation to themes such as taste, gender, class, generation, individuation, fan cultures, and cultural production, along with tools for studying music scenes, listening and consumption practices, social media, music videos, lyrics, and performances. The workshop will include reading and discussion of the literature, analysis of materials, and work on participants' own projects."

This initiative is part of the Fondecyt project "New Configurations of Class and Gender in Chilean Urban Music: A Sociology of Generational Taste" (No. 11260379), led by Sebastián Muñoz and coordinated by Javiera Muñoz.